August 2025

This sacred space holds a story that had to be told. For the past few months, I’ve been completely wrapped up in a true labor of love: writing a book on the profound heritage of St. Tikhon, timed to honor the

What if the tallest Orthodox church almost stood? Back in 1986, in what was then Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), a massive TV tower began to rise—sharp, raw, and reaching 235 meters into the sky. But time ran out before the project

Think you’ve seen it all in Orthodox church design? Then let me take you to the banks of the Seine, where something bold, beautiful, and unmistakably sacred rises over Paris. Opened in 2016, the Holy Trinity Cathedral isn’t just a

What do you really know about canonical church form-making? Ever heard of a church nicknamed “Kulich and Paskha”? That’s what the locals called this breathtaking ensemble the moment it was built in 1785—and the name stuck like honey to sweet